tidy

adjective

/ˈtaɪdi/

(comparative tidier, superlative tidiest)

(especially British English) arranged neatly and with everything in order整洁的；整齐的；井然有序的；井井有条的
- a tidy desk整洁的书桌
- She keeps her flat very tidy.她把她的单元房间保持得很整洁。
- I like everything to be neat and tidy.我喜欢一切都井井有条。
- The room was clean and tidy.这房间干净整洁。
- The place has never looked so tidy.这个地方从来没有这么整洁过。
opposite untidy
- It was a neatly furnished and immaculately tidy room.这是一个陈设简洁、干净整齐的房间。
- She admired the incredibly tidy garden.她羡慕这个极其整洁的花园。
- Why does nothing ever stay tidy around here?为什么这里没有一样东西能保持整齐？
- When we had finished the churchyard looked far tidier.当我们完成后，教堂墓地看起来整洁多了。
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
phrases
- clean and tidy
- neat and tidy
(especially British English) keeping things neat and in order爱整洁的；爱整齐的
- I'm a tidy person.我这个人讲究整洁。
- He is obsessively tidy.他整洁得要命。
- tidy habits爱整齐的习惯
opposite untidy
Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
phrases
- clean and tidy
- neat and tidy
[only before noun] (informal) a tidy amount of money is fairly large高额的；可观的 synonym considerable
- It must have cost a tidy sum.这准花了相当大的一笔钱。
- a tidy profit可观的利润

词源Middle English: from the noun tide + -y. The original meaning was ‘timely, opportune’; it later had various senses expressing approval, usually of a person, including ‘attractive’, ‘healthy’, and ‘skilful’; the sense ‘orderly, neat’ dates from the early 18th cent.

tidy

verb

/ˈtaɪdi/

[intransitive, transitive] (especially British English)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they tidy	/ˈtaɪdi/ /ˈtaɪdi/
he / she / it tidies	/ˈtaɪdiz/ /ˈtaɪdiz/
past simple tidied	/ˈtaɪdid/ /ˈtaɪdid/
past participle tidied	/ˈtaɪdid/ /ˈtaɪdid/
-ing form tidying	/ˈtaɪdiɪŋ/ /ˈtaɪdiɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

to make something look neat by putting things in the place where they belong使整洁；使整齐；使有条理；整理
- I spent all morning cleaning and tidying.我用了整个上午的时间清扫整理。
- tidy something to tidy a room整理房间
- I've tidied the bedroom and the bathroom. 我已经整理了卧室和浴室。
- He spent a few minutes tidying his desk.他花了几分钟整理他的桌子。
- I've been tidying my room.我一直在整理我的房间。
词源Middle English: from the noun tide + -y. The original meaning was ‘timely, opportune’; it later had various senses expressing approval, usually of a person, including ‘attractive’, ‘healthy’, and ‘skilful’; the sense ‘orderly, neat’ dates from the early 18th cent.

tidy

noun

/ˈtaɪdi/

(plural tidies)

(British English) especially in compounds尤用于构成复合词

a container for putting small objects in, in order to keep a place tidy盛零碎物品的容器
- a desk tidy案头文具盒
词源Middle English: from the noun tide + -y. The original meaning was ‘timely, opportune’; it later had various senses expressing approval, usually of a person, including ‘attractive’, ‘healthy’, and ‘skilful’; the sense ‘orderly, neat’ dates from the early 18th cent.

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